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Draw Facts Or Feelings Or Nothing At All
When studying the old and modern masters, it is wonderful to learn how to do a stroke to achieve that grass or that lighting, however, the really interesting aspect for me is always to learn what led...
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Are You An Institution Or A Household Name?
It astounds me every so often that people, experts and beginners alike decide to become institutions instead of a household name.Where´s the difference?In the dictionary there is not much of a...
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Oni Ni Tenome
Full view is beauty!“Hide your face foreverdream and search foreverOpen your eyes, open your mindproud like a god don’t pretend to be blindtrapped in yourself, break out insteadbeat the machine that...
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Mercury Rising
About this piece:Mercury, Latin: Mercurius is a major Roman god, being one of the Dii Consentes within the ancient Roman pantheon. He is the patron god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence (and thus...
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The 101 Guide To Digital Painting Hardware: #3 The Display
In the previous sections of this series I covered the heart of your investment, the input devices that are critical for any serious digital artist and the workstation which allows you to do strokes...
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The Commitment Trap; Seasonal Greetings Included
The end of the year is near and with it, the festive season and the time to reflect about the past 12 month.For me it was a busy year with some unexpected but positive changes - in terms of business I...
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When Personality Matters (And When It Does Not)
When doing some research for an upcoming art project, I stumbled about some interesting papers and topics. Most notably the scope on how personality is perceived by consumers.Hatsune Miku Pinup Style...
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How Do You Measure Improvement?
There is a lot of options an artist has these days to improve his work and keep track of it.When you share a studio it is even easier to get valuable feedback on your work from peers, but how do you...
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This might be the first video from (hopefully) many to come showing quick tips for Photoshop on a regular basis. Actually I intended them to appear as written posts only but I figured it might be much...
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Setting Up The Wacom 27QHD / Review + Wacom Desktop Hacks
Since I saw the new Wacom Cintiq coming out with the measurements of a 27" tablet and a QHD display, I wanted to have one so badly with a 4k resolution.It is known that Samsung and intel work on making...
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Book Review: The Art Of Big O
There are tons of books out there with current artists, annuals that reflects modern trends and visions from living artists and those who change or have changed the "art-world".But when it comes to...
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The Impossible Heart
My contribution to Dark Hearts, the Valentine art package from The Dark Realm Collective.Have a nice one!I really enjoyed working on this one as it was a nice chance to get more into surreal and...
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The George Lucas Way Of Creating Things
Rune Ballot of Mardock Scramble fanartQuite recently I found that I unconsciously was using the George Lucas way of creating things - and while I´m not that acclaimed (yet) I found that his method is...
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The Advantages Of Being Not Popular
Who decides if you are popular, semi-popular or not popular at all?The one qestion regarding popularity is: who decides if someone is popular?Is it when you hit reddit and got featured everywhere on...
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Response-Ability And The Lack Thereof
The word Responsibility comes from the two words Response and Ability.Somehow I visualize the lack of responsibility with the image to the left, as if a secret force would lurk in the dark behind some...
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Corpus Delicti - Disquisition II
"In morals, theosophy builds its teachings on the unity, seeing in each form the expression of a common life, and therefore the fact that what injures one injures all. To do evil i.e., to throw poison...
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How To Recover Corrupted PSD Files?
This issue happens rarely but if it happens it is a major pain.I had experienced this problem a few weeks ago and unfortunately on a very big file for a commission. In the worst case I´d have to work...
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Skin Painting Demonstration and Tool Presets For Photoshop
Since I have posted this to Patreon first (which is my main hub for resources) and then facebook, it is very likely that you have read about this earlier.However, to complete my resources section on my...
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The New Client Guide To Illustration
Before billions of users occupied the Internet , illustration was a specific business. That term only rung a bell if you were an art director, editor or a publisher.Today entrepreneurs and independent...
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Education In A Nutshell: Digital Painting Tutorials
We are living in amazing times. Right now you can educate yourself with a smartphone or tablet at your hands.It takes self discipline and persistence for sure. Paving your way through the education...
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